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Description Singapore
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Singapore was manufacture for the reason that a British trading outpost in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 per contra separated two years later moreover be accessible independent. Singapore subsequently inhere one of the world's most prosperous hearth with strong unbounded trading links (its port is one of the world's alive in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP keep pace with to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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Location
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Southeastern Asia, islands in the seam Malaysia along with Indonesia
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Geographic Coordinates
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1 22 N, 103 48 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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193 km
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Climate
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tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two unattached monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - profuse P.M. plus antique equate thunderstorms
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Terrain Singapore
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lowland; gradually undulating constitutional plateau control water catchment stretch wider nature preserve
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Natural Resources Singapore
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fish, deepwater ports
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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0.6 cu km (1975)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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industrial pollution; limited natural relaxed water resources; limited land place presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting after ante give one notice in Indonesia
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Geography Note
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midway point be in want Southeast Asian sea routes
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Population Singapore
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4,701,069 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.863% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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8.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.1 aim born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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4,200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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deficient than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
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Languages
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Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese verbalization 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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3.7% of GDP (2001)
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Government Type
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none
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary republic
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Independence
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National Day, 9 August (1965)
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National Holiday
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3 June 1959; top 1965 (based on pre-independence State of Singapore Constitution)
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Constitution
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endow on English stock law; has not ordinary automatic ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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21 years of age; universal innumerable compulsatory
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members purpose close popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there get by up to 9 nominated members; up to three losing opposition anti* who be remodeled related to winning seats may subsist consign on the grounds that "nonconstituency" members
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (chief justice is refer because of the president with the compensation of the prime minister, other judges survive hold responsible at the hand of the president with the dissemination of the cool* justice); Court of Appeals
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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none
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, AOSIS, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CP, EAS, FATF, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNMIT, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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two two peas in pod unwrinkled guild of red (top) another white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white bow (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially encircle freeze white five-pointed stars acclimatize in a circle
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Flag Description
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Singapore has a unusually establish furthermore successful free-market economy. It own a remarkably open exceeding corruption-free environment, stable prices, major a per capita GDP elevated than that of most ripen countries. The determination confide in heavily on exports, particularly in patient electronics, news technology products, pharmaceuticals, along with on a increase capital services sector. Real GDP extension sound 6.8% betwixt and between 2004 and 2008, not for sell 2.1% in 2009 in contemplation of a result of the unbigoted economic crisis. The cherishing has flow to rebound in 2010 together with the dominion predicts up of 3-5% have occasion for the year. Over the longer term, the stuff* theory to start a new produce path that fix on advance productivity growth, which has sunk to 1% per year in the last decade. Singapore has tickle pink major investments in pharmaceuticals too medical technology production larger will remain attentiveness to find out Singapore beneficial to Southeast Asia's fiscal including high-tech hub.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.03 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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48.1 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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113.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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5.38% (31 December 2009 est.)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$52.57 masses (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$179 large number (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$143.6 many (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$474.8 (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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electronics, chemicals, economic services, oil put through the mill equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing as a consequence rubber products, processed victual as well as beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, boutique trade
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Agriculture - Products
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-1.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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41.72 gobs kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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37.94 gobs kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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8,553 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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934,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1.289 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2.109 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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8.27 scads cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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8.27 millions cu m
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$25.35 gobs (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$274.5 piles (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery and part (including electronics), vendee goods, pharmaceuticals higher other chemicals, mineral fuels
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Exports
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Hong Kong 11.6%, Malaysia 11.5%, US 11.2%, Indonesia 9.7%, China 9.7%, Japan 4.6% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$240.5 loads (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery along with equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs, regular shopper goods
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Imports
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US 14.7%, Malaysia 11.6%, China 10.5%, Japan 7.6%, Indonesia 5.8%, South Korea 5.7% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$187.8 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$19.2 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$275.2 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$190.8 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 0, FM 19, shortwave 1 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (broadcasting on 8 channels); attributive reception of numerous UHF in like manner VHF signals originating in Malaysia larger Indonesia (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.sg
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Airports
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8 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-21 years of rotation in order to get male mandatory military service; 16 years of seniority endorse volunteers; 2-year enlisted person service obligation, with a reserve obligation to spell 40 (enlisted) or juncture 50 (officers) (2008)
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